Its not played on paper its played on grass

Don't worry about their bench I am thinking of doing a Minnie Cotton on Feka if he so much as lays a finger on any of our lads.

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Dean
Meli
Pryce
Eastmond
Graham
Cunningham (c)
Puletua
Flannery
Gilmour
Wilkin

Bench

Dixon
Ashurst
Clough
Emmitt

Correctamundo!

A very strong looking Wigan side.

So what is everyones take on the outcome? IMO the weakness of the bench = defeat. But I know a lot of you would back us to win even if we had 23 players out agains the Australian national side.

Outside of Feka theres not much coming from the Wigan bench in terms of impact so that could help you.

I think you hold the edge in the starting 13's by a way and maybe we hold the advantage from the bench but i know which i'd rather have.

Saints by 12

I do wonder whatour go forward will be if we ended up with all three of these lads on the pitch at the same time.

If it rains, our weakness in the forwards, particularly the bench, will cost us.

If it's fine, I can see us nicking it if we get off to a flier.

thats about right!

I would expect Meli to have been given instructions to help out the forwards with taking the ball up, especially when Dixon, Ashurst and Emmit are on. I remember him supporting Graham manfully in a game at bradford a couple of years ago when we had some bad injuries.

The youngsters will be fine in defence, but might struggle with go forward and getting quick play-the-balls. Meli is excellent is these departments.

Come on then everyone get doing the sun-dance.

It's just like the rain - dance but the opposite way round. I think we should contact Syd on his hols to do one for us. I'm sure there will be plenty of sun were he is.

I didn't say it wasn't.

All i'm saying is that with that squad we are capable of beating Wigan, even with the injuries we have.

Capable? You're still expected to win.

if Wigan don't concede a lot of penalties then I think that they will win.

Watching all the tries from the Quins v Saints game on Sky anytime, it was no noticeable that seven out of the eight tries Saints scored were from within 10 metres from the line, the only exception being Deans try.

The form table says otherwise.

Tempory

Translation:

If Wigan don't get done for trying to slow the game down to their standard, then they will win.

Paul Johnson is Roby's cousin (Roby's mum and Johnson's dad are brother and sister)

Stalker alert.




Which hairdresser is it this time.

What can I say my uncle married the enemy! My aunt is is also their aunt!!!

Heard a horrible whisper that our pack will be at least one more short and another playing through illness.
Ah well,im setting off now anyway,come on the Saints!!!!!!!!!

chris dean OUT

Fooked. Wigan are thoroughly rubbish but with those players out today we won't score in a month. They'll win it just by hanging in there like Wakefield did.

If Keiron's out for next week it's a write off.

you make the good times even better